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Televisions the one to watch for LED industry 26 May
A new report says that LCD backlighting will become a major LED growth driver and that televisions will overtake mobile phones as the key consumer product for LEDs. |
China LED conferences welcome international participants 26 May
Two important LED-related events – CIF-SSL and CIOE - take place in China later this year. |
Lighting Science teams with thermal management specialist Celsia 26 May
Celsia Technologies will provide thermal management solutions for Lighting Science's LED lighting products. |
EuroLED conference pulls together European LED community 25 May
Last week's highly successful EuroLED conference positions the event as a highlight of the LED calendar. |
LED products target residential lighting 25 May
Permlight and Progress Lighting are introducing a range of residential LED lighting fixtures at a comparable price to existing lighting products. |
Temperatures rises for LED thermometer 25 May
A Spanish firm has exploited LED technology to build a huge thermometer on the side of a building in Madrid. |
Osram, Nichia file more white LED patent lawsuits 25 May
Osram Opto Semiconductors has filed a patent infringement action against Taiwanese rival Kingbright, while Nichia has filed against a German company Moeller Electric. |
Daktronics growth reflects demand for LED billboards 24 May
Demand for LED displays in electronic billboards, as well as for sports and transportation applications, has forced Daktronics to expand its manufacturing facilities. |
Business news: Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Arima, Nanya, Intematix 23 May
Samsung Electro-Mechanics has established an LED research center, Arima has teamed up with fellow LED supplier Nanya, and Intematix has licensed its white LED phosphor technology to HPLighting. |
Leaf lamp fuses LEDs with elegant design 22 May
A new LED lamp from Herman Miller incorporates white LEDs with a cunning thermal design to achieve a highly distinctive appearance. |
Samsung improves LED-based LCD backlighting technology 19 May
Samsung is targeting reduced thickness and weight of LED-based backlights for LCDs, while Delta Electronics is also doing R&D in this area. |
Barco covers Vienna building with LED blocks 19 May
Barco has entered the architectural market by covering a building in Austria with 180,000 LEDs. |
Carmanah gets orders for LED signs and bus stops 18 May
Carmanah has received follow-on orders for solar-powered LED bus stop lighting in London, and point-of-sale signs for LG Electronics. |
TIR sees losses widen, as customers introduce Lexel products 18 May
TIR Systems has incurred a big loss as it restructures to align itself with its lighting partners. |
Color Kinetics awarded legal costs, Super Vision appeals 15 May
Color Kinetics has been awarded around $1.4 million in costs against Super Vision but will not seek damages, following a ruling dating from August 2005. |
Prescott gets LED lighting to guard against collisions 11 May
Prescott Airport in Arizona has a new LED-based taxiway light system that should improve passenger safety. |
Articulated enters joint LED development agreement with Grote 11 May
Articulated Technologies has established a joint development agreement with Grote Industries to manufacture robust LED-based lighting for vehicles. |
DGA illuminates trade-fair stand with white power LEDs 11 May
Italian lighting manufacturer DGA illuminated its 130 sq.m booth at Light+Building entirely with white LED fixtures. |
Displays: new installations from ANC, Barco and Daktronics 11 May
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NeoPac teams with Cotco to manufacture multi-chip emitters 10 May
Cotco is to manufacture white LEDs for incorporation into NeoPac Lighting's product series. |
Displays: LEDs in Las Vegas billboards & Lisbon casino 09 May
An LED billboard network will reach 36.7 million visitors in Las Vegas, while G-LEC has provided a large exterior display for a Lisbon casino. |
GELcore quarterly loss hides underlying growth 09 May
GELcore has hired staff to support its growth in 2006 which could see its revenue reach $100 million by year-end. |
PerkinElmer and Osram supply LEDs for concept car headlights 08 May
PerkinElmer has supplied LEDs to Visopia for a Scion concept car, while a new demo vehicle from Saab uses just 3 Ostar LEDs from Osram for the headlights. |
Color Kinetics' income disappoints, despite revenue increase 05 May
Stock options paid to managers had a significant impact of Color Kinetics' income, which sent its stock price down. |
Luminus Devices receives $38 million investment 03 May
Funding for Luminus will support manufacturing and marketing of the company's PhlatLight LED technology for backlighting projection displays. |
Ficosa launches LED-based multi-signal rear-view mirror 03 May
Ficosa has developed a rear-view mirror for cars that uses LEDs to provide both a turn signal and a front position lamp. |
Nichia files LED design patent action against Everlight 01 May
Nichia is continuing its fight to prevent rivals from using its patented designs for LEDs used in mobile phones. |
Martin licenses CK technology, moves into LED products 01 May
Color Kinetics has licensed its LED patent portfolio to Martin Professional, a leading manufacturer of automated entertainment lighting. |
Cree, Seoul sign LED chip supply and IP agreements 01 May
Seoul Semiconductor will spend $40 million with Cree over the next 5 quarters, and the two companies have cross-licensed their white LED patents. |
Industry IP alliance aims to help small LED suppliers 01 May
Membership of the IP-Secure Lighting Alliance will provide a degree of confidence to LED integration customers. |
